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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

Introduction
The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle. It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world. There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

CASPIAN SEA ISSUES
Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

Abstract
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and its natural resources became a source of contention for Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The underlying issue is paradoxical in light of its misleading simplicity – is the

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An energy analyst has said Iran can establish an energy trade zone in the Caspian Sea region to export electricity to its neighbors instead of natural gas.
Mahmoud Khaghani, a member of

Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant oil and gas reserves, intends to realize its plans on developing huge hydrocarbon resources in its own sector of the Caspian Sea.
Turkmenistan’s state concern Turkmenoil will deal with implementing the development of

Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a contract with BP to provide 14 offshore support vessels to support projects in Azerbaijan.
Dubai-based Topaz, which is a subsidiary of Oman’s Renaissance Services, said that the deal would cover a five-year period, plus

Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a contract with BP to provide 14 offshore support vessels to support projects in Azerbaijan.
Dubai-based Topaz, which is a subsidiary of Oman’s Renaissance Services, said that the deal would cover a five-year period, plus

Turkey’s state oil company will press ahead with plans for an initial public offering as soon as next year, but only if oil prices return to at least $60 a barrel from near $30 now, Chief Executive Officer Besim Sisman

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iran is capable of turning into a regional tourism hub in the near future, a Spanish envoy to Tehran believes.
“Iran will turn into a regional tourism and economic destination,” IRNA news agency

The European Commission has approved the agreement between the Greek authorities and the TAP AG company on the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) gas pipeline bringing Azeri gas to Europe, the commission said in a statement on Thursday.
BRUSSELS

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By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

By Hossein Kebriaeezadeh*
Any assessment of military cooperation between Iran and Russia would be meaningless outside the general framework of the two countries’ relations. Therefore, study of the two countries’ relations and approaches to each other will shed more light on

TBILISI – Thousands gathered in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Sunday to protest negotiations between the government and Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom.
Linked arm-in-arm in a 7 kilometer-long human chain from the government’s headquarters to the Russian Embassy and chanting ‘No

Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of the 14th Annual Symposium on the Iranian Archaeology, underway at Iran National Museum in Tehran (March 6-8), Sauer provided a profile of his excavation work in Gorgan, north of Iran, in the

By Gulgiz Dadashova
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan has announced about prolonging the loan agreement stipulating funding of the development of the Bahar-Gum Deniz block of Azerbaijani

Tehran, March 9, IRNA – FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Economic Cooperation Organization Serge Nakouzi on Wednesday acknowledged a contract with Japan International Cooperation Agency to revitalize Lake Orumiyeh.
The plan

A senior official with TMK, Russia’s largest manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, said Wednesday the company is in talks to supply Iran’s oil and gas sector with pipes.
“We have a program underway to

Azerbaijan’s state oil firm SOCAR says it is looking to revive trade with Iran as the two neighbors are strengthening relations after the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms.
President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

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Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunaiGas (KMG), an umbrella company of several subsidiaries, is closing a $3

Turkish Economy Minister Mustafa Elitas has said the Middle Corridor, a proposed transportation network extending from the Caspian Sea through Turkey and Azerbaijan to Central Asia and China, will boost economic recovery in the region, Anadolu agency reported.
Addressing the 9th

The Caspian Sea is situated on the border of Europe and Asia. It is bordered with the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Since the ancient

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
The meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, which was initially scheduled for March 20 in Russia, will unlikely take place. Reuters, referring to OPEC sources reported that the meeting on a plan to freeze output levels

By Gulgiz Dadashova
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, engaged in development and production of proven oil and gas reserves mainly in Azerbaijan, has inked a deal to purchase a 66-percent stake in the Bahar Energy Limited Operating Company, a source in the country’s

Road and Traffic 2016, the 6th Caspian International Road Infrastructure and Public Transport Exhibition, will be held at Baku Expo Center on May 11-13.
Road&Traffic is the region’s leading trade event bringing together professionals in road and tunnel planning and construction,

By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and Zenith Aran Oil Company, a subsidiary of Canada’s Zenith Energy, signed March 16 an agreement on production sharing, restoration, development and exploration at the block that includes Muradkhanli, Jafarli and

Karachaganak field is controlled by a group of investors, which, in addition to the BG Group, include ENI (29,25%), Chevron (18%), LUKoil (13.5%) and KazMunaiGas (10%).
Kazakhstan will not opt to purchase shares of BG Group in the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating

Iran will receive only a fraction of the $500 billion it needs to modernize its infrastructure because foreign banks are still unwilling to risk penalties from the U.S. Treasury, a major domestic construction company said.
“The projects are there, they are

In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

Investing In Iran Is Still A Key “Uncertainty”
Expect Iran will receive much less than $500-B it needs to modernize its infrastructure because foreign banks are still unwilling to risk penalties from the US Treasury.
The projects are ready, but the problem

Dubai, UAE - Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2015 (in the following referred to as "the period").
Business Highlights
· Net Profit for the period was US$

Siemens UK & Ireland has helped develop an innovative and integrated power management system based upon its SIMATIC PCS 7 platform, which has been specified for use on a collection of five oil rigs situated in the Caspian Sea.
Extreme operating

Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, said he favors better relations with Russia and the rest of the world. He also questioned the need to spend a “fortune” on NATO, advocating a non-interventionist foreign policy.
Trump held

Iran exported 14mn barrels of oil to Europe since mid-Jan.
Iran says it has exported 14 million barrels of oil to Europe ever since the sanctions against the country were lifted in mid-January.
Iran’s Oil Ministry has announced in

Iran invited to Doha oil freeze talks
Qatar’s media said on Wednesday that the country has invited Iran to join talks over implementing a proposed oil production freeze to help stabilize prices.
Qatar’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has

Iran announces major jump in oil exports
Iran says its oil exports have already reached around 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in what could highlight a major progress in the country’s post-sanctions oil industry performance.
Iran’s First Vice

P&I provides larger liability support for Iran oil imports
As Iran is moving ahead with a promised rise in its oil exports, indications are appearing that the international businesses are trying to ease the flow of the Iranian oil

Nowadays, a variety of means are being used in order to implement and extend the “controlled chaos” in the national economies and societies in the geopolitical struggle. The actor, who is using the tool, is maintaining the “controlled chaos” within

Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

By Emil Ilgar – Trend:
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, is not dead and negotiations over realization of the project continue, the Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza Iraqi told Fars News Agency.
"Pakistan has agreed to build a 100km-pipeline

UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied a large range of its popular VFF flowmeters for the Shah Deniz gas fields located in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. The orders called for various specifications of meter, which were configured and

In 1579 Bernardino de Mendoza, the Spanish ambassador in London, wrote to his masters in Madrid to report that numerous English ships had departed for Constantinople carrying cargos of tin and lead. Some of this he called “bell metal”: the

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Business Highlights
* Net Profit for the period was US$ 20.8m before exceptional items, impairment charge

WorldFood Azerbaijan 2016, one of the most important and significant events in the region’s food industry, will take place from May 19-21 at Baku Expo Center. Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as a leading event in

The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas resources from the southern portion of the former Soviet Union. Beginning in May 2005, oil from the southern sections of the Caspian Sea began

ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran.
Over the weekend, media

Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said that Russian-Iranian regional and bilateral cooperation has been expanding in the past two years.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Tehran and Moscow could implement a large number of economic and industrial projects this year, Iranian ambassador

Trend:
The acquisition issue of 66 percent stake of Greece gas distribution network operator - DESFA by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and sale of 17 percent share to European companies can be solved by late 2016, the

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend: Despite the fact that the European Union is ready to resume talks with Russia over the South Stream gas pipeline, the project should fully comply with the rules of the Third Energy Package, independent European

The upcoming Doha meeting on oil production will yield positive results on prices, yet it is far from an ideal move, said Mohammad Ali Khatibi, former Iranian representative in OPEC.
The reason is that the meeting is going to focus on

Ever since relations between the United States and Iran grew strained after the Iranian revolution in 1979, as a nation, we have had limited access to the Caspian Sea, the sturgeon fish that reside there, and the roe contained in

Summary
China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway.
China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms.
When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

Fluctuating increases in Russia's oil output should not offset the Doha deal to freeze output at January levels throughout 2016 as long as average daily output remains below January levels, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday.

Iran’s oil export has recently surpassed two million barrels per day, the country’s oil minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said.
“The country now is exporting over two million barrels of gas condensates and crude oil per day,” Zanganeh said, Mehr news agency

The land of the gods man is possibly the next superpower of renewable energy in the Middle East
After years of isolation and sanctions, the framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 countries (the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France and

Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes
For almost three decades, the most dangerous unresolved conflict in wider Europe has lain in the mountains of the South Caucasus, in a small territory known as Nagorno-Karabakh. In the

Turkmenistan advancing on South Asian gas market
Trend:
Despite skepticism of some experts regarding the progress of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which dates back to 2010, the deal started rolling.
The State Concern 'Turkmengaz',

Turkey’s Ottoman Legacy: ‘Sultan’ Erdogan Wishes to Dictate His Own Terms
After the EU-Turkey migrant deal it has become increasingly clear that given an inch the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gladly

Iran, Kazakhstan to tighten coop. on peace, stability in Central Asia
Deputy FM Rahimpour said Mon. Iran and Kazakhstan are keen on expanding cooperation on peace and stability in Central Asia, as opposed to regional meddling by certain

Iran, Kazakhstan ink power deal
Iran and Kazakhstan have signed three powerhouse building contracts worth 600 million dollars.
On the verge of Kazakh president’s visit to Tehran, the two countries sealed an agreement with Eurasia Invest Group

First part of S-300 missile system delivered to Iran
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who was speaking in his weekly press conference announced the implementation of first phase of S-300 missile contract between Iran and Russia.
Hossein

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

Russia: A Global Energy Powerhouse That’s Much More Than a Petro-State
Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described,

Master of its domains
Much is made about the importance of oil to the Russian economy, but Russia is a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state
By Scott L Montgomery
Russia is not what you think. Most

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The International Stage – Connected Energy
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Greece—and DEPA—are at the heart of major initiatives to increase energy security in Greece and hence the European Union. At the same time, Greece is securing its role

Russian oil CEO: We won't do deals with OPEC
MOSCOW (CNNMoney) —A top Russian oil executive may just have killed off any lingering talk of an agreement among producing countries to freeze output.
The world's top exporters, including Russia,

Lower oil prices lead to greater cooperation on energy
The G20 nations have enjoyed the benefits arising from oil price volatility, but it’s clear that international partnerships remain a vital aspect of every nation’s energy policy
The collapse of oil

Russian naval presence in Arctic, World Ocean goes up to 100 ships
The total strength of Russia’s naval forces in the Arctic and the World Ocean currently stands at 100 combat and logistics ships, the commander-in-chief of Russia’s Navy, Admiral

Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed
In mid-April an American destroyer in the Baltic was subjected to more than 30 acts of harassment by Russian Su-24 bombers. The Russian aircraft flew very low (less than a hundred meters)

Iran to Launch Shipping Line to South America
Managing Director of Iran’s Shipping Lines Mohammad Saeedi said the country plans to launch a shipping line to South American countries, as sanctions against the shipping

Dubai: When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day.
Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin`s decision

Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan who is visiting Moscow met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of Moscow International Conference on Security to discuss latest developments in the region as well as bilateral matters of interest.
Both defense ministers

Central Asia reviving old cooperation schemes with Iran
LONDON (TCA) — With the recent removal of the sanctions on Iran, Europe and the former Soviet republics have jumped on the platform to announce “breakthrough” deals on the occasion. Today

Empty Gazpromises
Much of the debate concerning the Nord Stream II pipeline centres on whether the project should be seen as a commercial undertaking, or as an effort to lock in Gazprom’s dominance in Europe and deal a blow to Ukraine.
The

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. ., a major South Korean builder, announced on May 4 that it had meetings with officials at major Iranian contractors and won two tentative deals worth US$11.5 billion (13.29 trillion won) in Tehran on the

Iran Oil Show 2016 kicks off
The 21st International Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exhibition started work here Thursday for four days.
Near 2,000 companies from Iran and 38 world countries have attended Iran Oil Show this year.

No Way Out
The fate of the Caspian seal may have been decided ﬁve million years ago.
The smallest earless seal on Earth, Pusa caspica, is the only mammal in the Caspian Sea. It is atop the aquatic food chain in this

Moscow to host Confab on Iran-Russia Economic Opportunities
Conference on Iran-Russia Economic Opportunities will be held in Moscow as part of programs to promote cooperation between the two countries' private sectors and raise economic exchanges from the current

Blue Water Shipping-Led JV Bags $350M Deal from Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil
Blue Water Shipping reported Wednesday that a consortium led by the firm has been awarded a contract with a value in excess of $350 million by Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO).
For years, transport

George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran
A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

Minister: Iran can replace Turkey as Russia's trade partner
Iran can replace Turkey as Russia's trade partner, Iranian head of Iran-Russia joint economic commission Mahmoud Vaezi said on Saturday.
Speaking in a meeting with East Azerbaijan businessmen, the

Defense min: Iran not demand S-400 air defense system from Russia
Defense Minister Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan said on Saturday that Iran does not demand S-400 air defense system from Russia.
Dehqan made the remarks in response to a question posed by

Former Dagestan Deputy Prime Minister Imprisoned Over Energy Scandal
At the start of May, an unusual trial concluded in Dagestan. Regional authorities charged the republic’s former deputy prime minister, Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, with fraud and sentenced him to five years in prison

Iran to build 50MW wind farm in Kazakhstan
Iran has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan towards building a 50-megawatt wind power plant in the west of Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea coast within 18 months, a report said.
The agreement with

Zarif to set off for Vienna talks on Syria
Iran’s FM Zarif accompanied by a delegation will depart for the Austrian capital Mon. night to attend Vienna talks on Syria.
Mohammad Javad Zarif will be accompanied on

20th anniversary of East-West energy corridor marked in Tbilisi
Georgia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Baku-Supsa project with Azerbaijan – the "project of the century” that transfers oil from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey and on to

Next Big Travel Destination: Iran?
Global hotel companies are establishing new beachheads in Iran, betting that lifted sanctions against the Middle East nation will spark a jump in tourism and business travel after decades of economic isolation.
Spanish operator Melia

Caspian Sea Yard to Build Persian Gulf Jack Ups
The Red Barricades shipyard in Astrakhan, Russia, has finalized a contract for the construction of five $200 million jack up rigs for Iranian firm SADID Industrial Group.
SADID and Red Barricades said that

Baku to Allow Turkmen Gas into Tanap
Azerbaijan’s energy minister Natig Aliev says Baku and Ashgabat are negotiating a deal to enable Turkmenistan to supply gas to the European Union through the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC).
“There are two pragmatic ways; first

Iran bridge role for india and russia relation
Iran’s President Rouhani and the Indian PM Modi have emphasized on boosting ties between the two countries.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra

BP, SOCAR strike deal to explore block in Caspian Sea
BP and Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore potential prospects in the block D230 in the North Absheron Basin in the Azerbaijan

Hotel investors look to Iran
Global hotel companies are betting that lifted sanctions against Iran will bring waves of tourists and business travel to the Middle East Nation.
For example, the Spanish operator Melia Hotels International plans to open a 319-room hotel

Russian President Vladimir Putin Aims to Renew Ties During Visit to Greece
In his first visit to a European Union member nation in six months, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Greece on Friday to discuss energy and privatization

Iran, UNEP sign joint action plan for regional cooperation
Iran and the United Nations Environment Program on Friday signed a joint action plan to thwart degradation of environment and disposal of chemical wastes.
The document was signed by

The New Great Game: the Caspian Sea
There are two aspects of the New Great Game. The first aspect is to control hydrocarbon resources around the coasts of the Caspian Sea, and second is to grasp the transit of hydrocarbon

Chatter Surrounds Turkmenistan’s Gas Export Plans
Earlier this week, Crossroads Asia took a look at the current, and declining, state of affairs within the China-Central Asia gas pipeline network. As the recent news out of Kyrgyz media indicated, the

President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

Iran ready to join European power grid
Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian has announced the country’s readiness to join the electricity grid of Europe.
Speaking at a meeting with Energy Charter Secretary General Urban Rusnák in Tehran,

Russian hopes for Iran trade boom run aground at Caspian port
Trade to Iran down at Russian port after end of sanctions. The value of goods shipped from the Astrakhan region to Iran in the first four months of

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The quantum leap for Indian diplomacy that was the Chabahar agreement, was seeded by NDA1 and nurtured by NDA2, while the two UPA administrations in between failed to make much progress
The recent agreement between

Caspian Overview: China Eyes Growth in Azerbaijan
China has held negotiations with Azerbaijan’s state oil company (Socar) over a $17bn downstream project twice in the last two months, this time leading to a memorandum of understanding.
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has

Diplomat: Multiculturalism - reflection of mood of Azerbaijani society
Throughout its history, Azerbaijan has played an important role in bridging East and West through connecting Central Asia with Anatolia, the Black Sea and beyond. Situated on the west coast of

Culture of Azerbaijan’s southern region to be promoted in Baku
Azerbaijan’s Lankaran region, known for its diverse natural wealth, was presented in Baku on June 6 as part of the “From the regions to the capital” project.
Organized by the Baku

Europe’s Final Hope For Energy Independence From Russia
Europe’s reluctance towards reliance upon Russian natural gas trade is no secret. It’s also no surprise, due to fallouts between Russia and Ukraine (a major transit country for the trade)

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The recent agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India to build the Chabahar port on the Iranian coast and link it with the existing rail and road network and related industrial corridor into

Kazakhstan Enlisting European Tech To Build Caspian Navy
Kazakhstan is teaming up with German, Turkish, and Spanish firms to boost its Caspian naval forces, the Ministry of Defense has announced.
The MoD signed a memorandum of intent with the German

Russia to Build 2 More Energy Blocks at Iran’s Bushehr Power Plant
The head of Russia’s Rosatom confirmed that the nuclear energy corporation plans to set up two additional energy blocks at Iran’s southern Bushehr nuclear power plant this

Port Of Call
The Chabahar port in Iran will help India get direct access to Central Asian markets. For India Inc, it is a huge business opportunity.
On September 1, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his maiden visit

Azerbaijani president in St. Petersburg talks for Karbakh conflict
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left for the Russian city of St. Petersburg to attend the summit on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, APA’s Russia bureau reported.
Azerbaijan’s president will meet

SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008.
But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

India and SCO
India Has More Hoops to Jump for SCO Membership
“I convey our deep sense of gratitude to the members of the SCO for accepting India as a full member,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of the Shanghai

Where additional volumes of newly discovered Turkmen gas head for?
Turkmenistan has discovered new commercial flows of natural gas as a result of lately conducted 3D seismic survey, particularly in the area where the country’s largest gas field Galkynysh is

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Singapore wins Baku port deal
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Baku International Sea Trade Port has signed an MoU with Singapore-based SMRT International and Ectivise Solutions to enhance the operational effectiveness of Azerbaijan’s new port.
The two Singapore-based companies will support the Port of Baku

An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan have envisioned a $30bn barter deal in their economic exchange.
The deal allows for Iranian goods and services to be bartered for Turkmenistan’s natural gas, the official IRNA news agency quoted

Turkish PM Binali Yildirim says legal proceedings are under way against individual allegedly responsible for killing Russian pilot
Turkey will not pay compensation to Russia over the downing of a fighter jet last year and has only expressed regret over the

On June 29, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the bill of “Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on Delimitation of the Bottom of the Northern Part of the Caspian Sea to Realize Sovereign Rights of Using

TEHRAN (TCA) — An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan are pursuing a $30 billion goods-for-energy barter deal to take place in the course of the next 10 years, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
The deal

Iran will import gas worth $30bn from Turkmenistan over the next ten years in exchange for engineering goods and services of the same value.
Oil ministry representative Mohammad Taqi Amanpour said June 27 that the two countries had finalized $2.5bn of

Indian expert: Iran can play important role in economic stabilization of Afghanistan, SCO states
A prominent Indian expert of Afghanistan and the Central Asian affairs believes that Iran can play an important role in the economic stabilization of not only

The Kremlin has refused to comment on reports in the US media that Washington proposed a new military agreement on Syria. The alleged deal aims to boost US-Russian ties against terrorists in exchange for Moscow pushing Damascus

The European Union has formally agreed to extend its economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January 2017, the European Council announced on Friday.
The decision was long expected. It had been delayed until Friday because Italy

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – NIGEC managing director has reported on the reached agreement with Armenia to bring about a threefold increase in Iran’s gas exports to the Caucasus region country.
Following an earlier power deal between

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and Britain's BP are at loggerheads over a giant oil production deal with Azerbaijan, blocking renewal of what was once called "the contract of the century", three high-level industry sources told Reuters.
BP,

To mark the first anniversary of President Obama’s deal with Iran, the folks at the Foreign Policy Initiative have just published a comprehensive compilation of promises vs. results. It’s a devastating roundup.
FPI’s Tzvi Kahn notes what Obama, Secretary of State

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives a group of university students and representatives of student societies.
The Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, gave the students the opportunity to openly express their opinions and demands as well

Iran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in remarks published on his website Sunday.
"We don't want such a coordination as their main objective is to

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday night that no new oil and gas contracts for international companies will be awarded without necessary reforms.
The Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) is a cornerstone of the country's plan to raise crude

U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law.
A Financial Services subcommittee will

The United States Republican-controlled Congress is set to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran.
The House of Representatives was to debate an anti-Iran legislature on Thursday that could influence trade between Tehran and Boeing as

ussia will send Iran another shipment of the S-300 air defense missile system as soon as Tehran is ready to pay, Russian media reported Monday.
"We delivered the first batch. … On our side, [the S-300 system parts] are, in fact,

A House subcommittee on Thursday will debate three bill aimed at halting Boeing’s sale of passenger jets to Iran.
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade plans to debate the measures aimed at stopping the largest U.S. business

A spokeswoman for Russian foreign ministry Maria Zakharova said that a lot is being done for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Her remarks came in comments on LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s words that the rapprochement between Russia and Turkey

Boeing Co
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and the government of Iran have signed a provisional agreement for the sale or lease of more than 100 of Boeing's aircraft to the country's national carrier in a deal valued at around $20 billion.
If the deal

A week before the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal, the Republican-led House approved measures aimed at blocking U.S. companies from selling commercial passenger aircraft to Tehran.
By voice vote Thursday, lawmakers passed two amendments directed at Chicago-based Boeing, which

Iran has rejected as "unrealistic" a report by the U.N. leader that criticized its ballistic missile launches as inconsistent with its nuclear deal with world powers, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Friday.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) conducted

Kazakhstan’s Parliament Approved Changes into Joint North Caspian Sea Usage with Russia
On June 29, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the bill of “Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement on Delimitation of the Bottom of

Why Iran Plays a Key Role in China's New Silk Road Project
Iran's geostrategic location has made it the key link in China's New Silk Road to Europe, while the Middle East has become one of Beijing's geopolitical

NIOC, Zarubezhneft ink confidentiality agreement
NIOC and Russia’s JSC Zarubezhneft have signed an MoU as well as a confidentiality contract over expanding two of Iran’s joint oil fields with Iraq.
The deal was sealed with the Russian

railroad from Russia to Iran
The ambitious North-South Transport Corridor can allow us easy access to a vast region, boosting trade and diplomacy
The commencement of operations on the International North-South Transport Corridor project — connecting Bandar Abbas

Iran takes first delivery of S-300 air defense system
Iran has received the first batch of the S-300 air defense system, the Tasnim news agency announced on Monday.
Reportedly, Tehran has purchased the S300-PMU2 model, one of the most

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There are a number of economic and geopolitical reasons why Russia could be looking for a broader alliance with Iran, the most important of which is the desire to check U.S. influence in the

Is the Caspian Sea Dispute Finally About to be Resolved?
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A number of unusually positive statements

Iran and Russia move closer to heavy water sale
Iran is holding negotiations with Russia to sell the country around 40 tons of heavy water, Kommersant cited the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying on July 16. The

Heavy water marketed in EU, US
Head of AEOI has said his organization has faced little difficulty in marketing heavy water produced during its nuclear activity, with EU and US being the major customers of Iran’s heavy water.

Iran fairly criticizing US, EU on nuclear deal: Russian diplomat
A senior Russian diplomat says it is “fair” for Iran to reproach the West for dragging its feet in fulfilling its part of last year’s nuclear deal amid Tehran’s

Georgia and Turkey look to build HPP on river Mtkvari
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Caspian Overview: BP's Caspian Gas
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BP is the operator of the Caspian Sea’s

Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges
China and Iran are set to expand their relations into areas that were previously blocked due to Western sanctions.
While Iran is wooing China into buying its oil and gas, China sees

China to invest 3bn dollar in Iran’s fish farming
More signs have appeared to show that East Asian countries are interested in Iran’s fish farming business. China has joined South Korea to announce that it is planning to invest $3

Iran, Russia discuss creation of satellite, free trade zone
Russian companies are interested in the Iranian market, said Russia’s Energy Minister and Co-chair of the Russia-Iran Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Alexander Novak.
Novak made the remarks during the

Iran, Russia Plan to Ink 70-Project Cooperation Deal
Iran and Russia are to sign a cooperation deal on more than 70 industrial projects, Russian media reports said on Saturday.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the plans were decided

Russian industrial giant seals deal with Iran
Russia’s Technopromexport has become the country’s first enterprise to win a major industrial deal from Iran after the removal of the sanctions against the country.
Technopromexport, part of Russia's

Russia lands first major deal with Iran post sanctions - report
Russian state company Rostec has reached a €1 billion deal with Iran to build a 1.4 gigawatt power station, Kommersant daily reports. Rostec is the first

Russia may supply components for Iranian satellites
Components for Iranian satellites may be produced by Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation, said Russian Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov after meeting with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Vaezi in Moscow.
“Iran shows a great

Iran to export Russian gas to Georgia via Armenia
The agreement on trial gas exports from Iran through Armenia to Georgia will allow covering one fourth of the country’s gas demand and will decrease its dependence on Azerbaijan.

The Russian Caucasus They Don’t Show You in the News
A region so rich in unique cultures that it could even be called “a country within a country,” home to Russia’s most conservative Islamic communities, and an area where

Russian ambassador: Iran’s missile tests did not violate UN resolution
The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has rejected the claim that Iran’s missile tests were not consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
In an

Russian-Iranian cooperation in the pharmaceuticals sector is on the upswing. Recently, Petrovax Pharm, a leading Russian pharmaceuticals innovator, signed a deal with Iranian counterpart Arvin Biopharma LTD on the production of its influenza vaccine inside Iran. The Iranian

Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building
ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite.
Mahmoud Vaezi,

Moscow more than willing to extend nuclear partnership with Iran
Moscow intends to continue to help Tehran in the implementation of Iran nuclear deal, as parties agreed on plans for construction of 8 nuclear power plants in Iran,

"Amburan Mall" hosts opening of "CinemaPlus" theater
On July 31 the Caspian Sea coast hosted a grandiose opening of a modern and premium class CinemaPlus Amburan Mall theater, located in the village of Bilgah, the 1st floor of "Amburan Mall"

Iran would help solve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has told a press conference in Baku Iran has welcomed intermediation in Nagorno-Karabagh to help Republic of Azerbaijan solve the conflict with Armenia.
President Rouhani is

Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus.
Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

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KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region
Nine years ago, in the Balkans,

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Geo-economics dominated the agenda of two critical meetings this week: a trilateral economic summit in Baku between Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, followed by a

Iran, Russia FMs discuss regional, international issues on phone
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have held a phone conversation on issues of regional and international significance.
During the phone call, which was made

CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization.
Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

Lankaran sees rise in tourist flow
Azerbaijan’s Lankaran region, one of the oldest settlements in Azerbaijan, has recorded rise in number of foreign and local tourists coming to see the beauties of this region.
Director of the Lankaran Tourism Center Ilgar

Russia under Iranian influence in Syrian involvement
Deputy-FM for Arab and African Affairs has said Islamic Republic of Iran’s conduct provided Russia with an incentive and example to set aside passive inaction in favor of more influential engagement

Second airbase would be provided for Russia
Defense minister has told a press conference on Saturday Iran would provide a second airbase to Russia if situation demands, as a measure in the framework of quadrilateral deal to fight

Analysts: Strategic triangle of Russia-Iran-Turkey hardly on agenda
On the one hand, Russia is settling relations with Turkey and on the other, it expands relations with Iran
The current trend towards Russia’s cooperation with Iran, on the one hand, and the

Turkey and the Energy Transit Question
For foreign and security policy analysts, pipelines tend to be the entry point into the world of energy. Pipelines create dependencies between countries, pipelines stay for decades, and pipelines have a highly symbolic political value.
In

Russian NPP Designer to Continue Consultancy on Bushehr-1 NPP in Iran
Russian Atomenergoproekt, part of the Rosatom state atomic energy corporation, will provide consultancy on maintenance of the Russian-built Bushehr-1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran, according to

Topaz buck trend with H1 profit, reveal 1.6bn dollar order backlog
Topaz Energy and Marine has achieved what most operators in the battered offshore sector can only dream of – a first half profit – courtesy of a “rigorous cost containment

Iran's 'New' Karrar Tank: "One of the Most Advanced Tanks in the World"?
In March, Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the

Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement fail, a senior oil ministry official

Nojeh airbase; climax of Iran-Russia defense cooperation
Deploying Iran’s airbase by Russia Air Force to attack terrorist positions in Syria has been proved highly controversial, however, it indicates the close ties Iran and Russia hold countering terrorism

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China, Kazakhstan eye implementation of joint projects
China and Kazakhstan, the two strategic partners, are planning to implement some 51 joint projects in different spheres of Kazakhstan’s economy, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced about this following his working visit to

Weekly Overview: Caspian Sailaway; East-West Politics and the East Med
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The sailaway of the first Shah Deniz jacket on time on September 1 from its Caspian Sea shipyard was marked by a

World seeking power shift towards Iran-Russia alliance
A former US army psychological operation officer and counter-terrorism analyst calls Iran-Russia cooperation plan to save Syria the greatest thing that has happened to the world in over 25 years.

Russia delivers over 1,5 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria
Russia delivered more than 1,5 metric tons of humanitarian aid to the Syrian cities of Lattakia and Tartus, a daily bulletin published on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website

Russia Backs OPEC Deal With Wild Card for Iran’s Output
The latest chapter in the oil production freeze chatter saw Russia and Saudi Arabia issuing remarks about a possible deal, but while the Saudi foreign minister said that positions

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Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA
- Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

Iran, Russia Lay Foundation Stone of Bushehr 2 Nuclear Power Plant
The first stone of the second nuclear reactor of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was laid on Saturday, marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

NICO, Total to sign oil swap contract
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Naftiran Intertrade Company Sàrl (NICO), a Swiss-based subsidiary of the National

US, Russia pledge deeper cooperation in Syria should ceasefire hold
Russia and the United States have reached new terms on re-implementing a ceasefire in Syria that will take effect in 48 hours and could lead to the creation

Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian
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The Caspian

Former Navy Commander: US is not weak, but Russia and Iran provoke us to get Trump elected
In an opinion piece in the US Naval Institute's News Blog, Retired US Navy Commander Daniel Dolan asserts that Russia and Iran harass and

Azerbaijan repatriates 22 Iranian convicts
An Iranian consular official in the Republic of Azerbaijan said 22 Iranian inmates have been extradited.
Seyyed Nasser Mirjamali, Head of Consular Section of Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan, made the remarks asserting

Oil Rebounds on Talk of Russia-Iran-OPEC Cooperation
Russia supports year-long deal to stabilize oil, its OPEC representative tells Interfax
Oil prices rebounded from a new one-month low Tuesday after further talk of cooperation to cap output among the world’s largest oil exporters.
Russia

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Pakistan’s increasing isolation as a result of a flawed foreign policy requires immediate rectification. There is a need to mend damaged relations and at the same time make as many new ones as possible. Nawaz

Russia to Continue Active Support of Iran Nuclear Deal
Russia will continue its support of the Iran nuclear agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
"Lavrov confirmed that Russia would continue

Iran Delivers 38 Tonnes of Heavy Water to Russia in September
Tehran has delivered 38 metric tonnes of heavy water to Russia this month.
Iran has delivered 38 metric tonnes of heavy water, a material used in nuclear reactors, to

The Russian-Iranian Axis Expands
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Ex-IRGC chief warns Russians of compromise on Iran’s share in Syria
Reducing the role of Moscow to providing air support to ground troops in Syria, the former IRGC commander has warned the Russians against being dragged into a

Russia's Year-Long Campaign Has Freed Large Part of Syria From Terrorists
The Russian Aerospace Forces' operation has freed a large part of Syria from terrorists and stabilized the situation in the Arab state, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.
"Our

IIKSS- FAO Representative to Iran and the Head of Iran Fishery Organization (SHILAT) has signed a project agreement to improve genetic resources of rainbow trout fish in the country.
Signatories of the project agreement were Mr. Serge Nakouzi,

IIKSS- Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday it was gradually starting production at the Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoye oilfield in eastern Siberia and had began shipments to a pipeline.
The move comes as oil producers globally struggle to reach

IIKSS- India has carved a new geopolitical beginning in the Persian Gulf region putting Chabahar in the grand canvas of India’s geo-economic calculus in the emerging Asian architecture. She has kept her American partnership vibrant while opening a

IIKSS- Russia has criticized the United States for hindering Russian diplomats’ access to polling stations to monitor the US presidential election, warning that American diplomats will not be allowed to observe any future elections in Russia.
Christopher

IIKSS- Tehran is hoping to sign new agreements with Russian energy companies by mid-December, Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Amir Zamaninia said Thursday. "We hope that by the second half of December, we are ready to sign

IIKSS - Neither the United States nor Russia can cope with the terrorist threat alone, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Friday.
"It is impossible to defeat terrorism by yourself," Peskov, who is currently in

IIKSS - Voters in Bulgaria and Moldova could extend Moscow’s influence in eastern Europe on Sunday in potential fresh blows to the European Union.
Bulgarians are expected to elect a Russia-friendly former air force commander as president in

IIKSS - Brussels/Almaty, 23 November 2016. Today the EU will hold the eighth round of its annual Human Rights Dialogue with Kazakhstan in Brussels. This meeting comes at a time when the EU has begun establishing closer political

IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have not yet reached a full understanding on the Kapaz field, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters in Baku Dec. 12.
Bilateral talks and consultations on this issue are being held

IIKSS - Iran is going to participate in construction of renewable energy plants in Kazakhstan and the two countries are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in this regard, Shana quoted a Kazakh official as saying on

IIKSS - High-ranking officials from Iran’s oil ministry and the giant Russian oil and gas company, Gazprom, signed a major deal on Tuesday to promote cooperation in the development of two oil fields in western Iran.
In a

IIKSS - Germany-based engineering company Siemens has offered a credit facility of around $2.5 billion on the supply of compressors for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, a vital development in efforts to press ahead with the project at a

IIKSS - The Russian State Duma approved on December 21 a bill "On ratification of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of emergency prevention in the Caspian Sea".
The deal was inked in September 2014 in the

IIKSS - Turkey’s foreign minister Sunday said Russia has kept its recent promises to Turkey on upholding the cease-fire in Syria.
"In recent days, Russia has kept its promises on all efforts regarding the cease-fire, for humanitarian aid,

IIKSS - More than 10,000 vehicles valued at 61.5 billion tenge (US$185 million) were produced in Kazakhstan during the first 11 months of 2016. The government aims to achieve 50-percent localisation in vehicle production and increase the export

IIKSS - Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said international arbitration on Iran-Turkmenistan gas dispute has been ruled out for now, adding the two sides need to settle issues through talks.
Zangeneh discussed the details of the new Iran-

IIKSS - Agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, including Russia, on oil production levels cut, aimed at stabilizing world oil market, will be implemented starting from today.
In total, OPEC cuts oil production by 1.2 million barrels per

IIKSS - Iran has announced the names of over two dozen international energy companies that it says are eligible to bid for the country’s new oil and gas projects.
The list that has been publicized by the National

IIKSS - Iran, Germany ink transportation dealsThe agreements were signed by Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi and German Minister of Transportation Alexander Dobrindt here in Tehran.
They also agreed to form a work group

IIKSS - Turboprop maker ATR has completed commercial negotiations with IranAir for the sale of at least 20 aircraft and expects to be able to sign a contract very soon, the head of the Franco-Italian aircraft maker said.

IIKSS - Under Rex Tillerson, the US will try to diminish Russia's clout in Central Asia and play against the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Russian expert Alexey Fenenko told RIA Novosti.
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Alexey Fenenko,

IIKSS- While U.S. intelligence agencies investigate claims that Russia secretly hacked emails to help tip last year's elections in favor of Donald Trump, Russia's push to bolster far-right populist politicians in Europe has been far more blatant.
Under

IIKSS- President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran would stay committed to its obligations under any deal as long as others do not breach it.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will stay committed to its obligations as long as

IIKSS- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has unveiled a marine outboard gasoline engine dubbed Tous through an official ceremony in Tehran.
Addressing the ceremony on Tuesday, Dehqan said the marine engine was totally designed and manufactured

IIKSS - With all the expectations that Russian businesses had about Iran after the lifting of American sanctions, the 60% growth in Russia-Iran trade from $1.2 billion in 2015 to almost $2 billion in 2016 can hardly be

IIKSS - The plan, reported by the New York Times on Sunday, calls for the "withdrawal of all Russian forces" from eastern Ukraine and a referendum to lease Crimea to Russia for 50-100 years. It was reportedly authored

IIKSS- Last week, Russia and Iran launched the construction of the Sirik 1.4-gigawatt thermal nuclear plan in the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
In mid-December

IIKSS- The Iranian Navy has successfully test-fired its Nasr sea-launched cruise missile, Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said. The test took place during large-scale military drills stretching over an area covering 2 million sq km in the Persian Gulf.

IIKSS- A senior nuclear negotiator and head of JCPOA Follow-Up Committee has said JCPOA has a boon for Iran’s beleaguered economy.
Mr. Abbas Araghchi who was speaking in Iran Economic Outlook on Monday, believed the claim that JCPOA

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- A team at International Research Networks (IRN) organised an excellent Iran Business Symposium on Feb. 21+23, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam. It was attended by Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many other EU countries and

IIKSS- In a bid to boost its oil products trade in southern Europe and Turkey, Russia’s oil giant Rosneft is expanding its business ties with oil products trading and logistics firm Petrocas, which has crude storage terminals in

IIKSS- Russia's Rosneft agreed with Turkey's Demiroren Group to extend its oil products supply to the Turkish company to 2018-2020, when it plans to double annual delivery from this year's level, Rosneft said in a statement late Friday.

IIKSS- Raffaello Pantucci says China is slowly displacing Moscow as the regional guarantor, but Beijing does not appear to have fully considered the demands of its new role, especially in the context of its ambitious ‘One Belt, One

IIKSS- The largest Russian project in Iran is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. This is a unique building which has no analogues elsewhere in the world.
The construction of the station was started in 1974 by the

IIKSS- Iran regards tourism a fertile source of generating wealth, seeking to make the best use of positive atmosphere created in the wake of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Based on official figures compiled

IIKSS- The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is important, especially for Turkey, Georgia and European countries, as it will reduce dependence on other gas resources from places such as Russia, according to Azerbaijan’s energy minister.
“The TANAP

The index of budget per capita and its effect on the political weight and government weight of the Russian Federation. Are recent problems and further events in Russia abnormal?
IIKSS - Russia is currently significantly struggling with

Analysis of fluctuation of the budget of Azerbaijan and its political consequences
International institute of khazar sea studies (IIKSS) - Currently, the economy is one of the most important index of the assessment of countries and also

The budget per capita of Azerbaijan and its effect on the political weight and government weight of this country
Note: the budget per capita index is different from the budget per capita. The budget per

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov met on April 28 in Moscow on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting of Russian, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers on Syria.
During the meeting, Zarif hailed

A senior Russian official says Moscow will reinforce its relations with Iran in different sectors should the US withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement as a deadline looms for Washington to announce whether or not it will keep its

If Donald Trump chooses not to extend the nuclear deal with Iran in May, there will be a regional crisis. Meanwhile Tehran seeks to boost its relations with Russia, with which it’s had centuries of dealings.
Russo-Iranian relations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that his government remains committed to a nuclear deal with world powers, despite the U.S. decision to withdraw, but is also ready to resume uranium enrichment should the accord no longer offer benefits.

Moscow decried US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the historic 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions with the Russian Foreign Ministry saying it is “deeply disappointed”.
“There are and there may

TEHRAN — The Kremlin said Friday that Russia and its ex-Soviet allies will sign a free-trade pact with Iran, the latest fallout from the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov,

Beijing has officially opened its new train route to Iran, as the US urges its companies to wind down their operations with Tehran.
As US President Donald Trump hardens his confrontational attitude to Tehran, tearing up the 2015 nuclear

Future of the Iran nuclear deal following the United States’ withdrawal was in focus of a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and EU Ambassador to Russia Markus Ederer, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, TASS reports.
"The

Russia appears to be taking a long-haul approach to economic relations with Iran, one based on patience and building a solid base for cooperation.
When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Moscow on May 14,

Iran and Azerbaijan will strengthen bilateral cooperation despite the present difficult situation on the international arena and the expected US sanctions against Iran, Dr. Ahmad Alireza Beigi, a representative of the parliament of Iran, told Trend.
"Even taking into

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called for global cooperation for cryptocurrency regulation, local news outlet Azernews reported May 17.
Speaking at the plenary session of the Global Challenges Summit 2018, Nazarbayev stated that “most countries are actively exploring the

Germany's foreign minister has reiterated Europe's determination to remain a part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal even in the face of a U.S. withdrawal from the landmark agreement.
Speaking to reporters in Washington, Heiko Maas said he explained

Moscow can see that all participants in the Iran nuclear deal, except the US, are determined to maintain the agreement and will continue efforts to that end, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, TASS reports.
"A

Iran, China and Russia may seek ways to salvage the nuclear deal ditched by Donald Trump when their leaders meet this weekend at a summit on the Chinese coast.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security bloc led

Kommersant: Gazprom signs deal to supply gas to Austria for another 20 years
Russian energy giant Gazprom and Austria’s OMV extended a contract on gas supplies until 2040 on Tuesday. Austria, the first country in Western Europe to

The director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS): Iran should not hurry to sign the draft of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) - While arguing

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has agreed with his Russian and Chinese counterparts to maintain the 2015 nuclear agreement after the United States announced its withdrawal.
With observer status, Rouhani attended the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that

At the eight-nation SCO summit in Qingdao, Russia and Kazakhstan have pledged their support for the Iran nuclear deal as the organisation expands its mission to meet new challenges.
As US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim

Intermittent Israeli strikes against Iranian positions in Syria have alarmed Russia, which is trying to solidify its military gains there. Active Israeli interference could bring down the highly unstable security architecture the Russians are working on in Syria.

Kazakhstan is planning to maintain oil output at the current level of 1.8 million b/d until the end of the year, energy minister Kanat Bozumbayev said Tuesday, according to the Prime news agency.
"Our daily production is 1.8

President Trump may be on the verge of a huge Syria mistake after he speaks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in July.
President Donald Trump is desperate to remove thousands of US troops from Syria — and may

Unilateral steps to disrupt major international agreements indicate clear evidence of efforts aimed at undermining international law, Russia’s Security Council secretary said at a Friday meeting with top representatives of BRICS countries overseeing security issues.
“Member-states of BRICS

The top diplomats of China, EU, France, Germany, Russia and the U.K. have assured Iran that they were willing to salvage a historic nuclear deal abandoned by the U.S.
The deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),

This week Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made their intentions clear that they will do everything they can to maintain the Iranian nuclear deal and defend Iran from sanctions. Russia claims that it will maintain economic and trade agreements

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the three major European signatories to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran agreed to establish trade ties with Iran independent of the US dollar.
Since the United States' unilateral move in May to

UKOIL has certain risks associated with the negative impact of US sanctions against Russia and Iran on company’s shareholders and partners, as well as on the company itself, a source in the Russian company told Trend.
“The company [LUKOIL]

Syria may be the main topic of discussion between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the pair's July 16 summit in Helsinki, according to sources cited by Russia's Kommersant newspaper. Moscow has already passed along to

Kazakhstan’s state-owned telecoms company has been given permission to buy the country’s largest mobile phone operator after antitrust regulators ignored fears that it would create a monopolistic giant. Kazakhtelecom, which owns half of the country’s third largest network

On May 7, a day before the president Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a former US ambassador to Russia gave a prescient warning, telling Quartz that the withdrawal would play straight

Russia has reportedly rejected an Israeli demand to keep Iranian military advisors away from the occupied Golan Heights.
Israel's Ynetnews website reported on Friday that Moscow had so far turned down the Israeli request to remove Iranian advisors

The most popular types of active recreation on land, water and in the air are widely represented in Azerbaijan: horseback riding, rafting, diving, kite surfing, hang-gliding and many others. You can only choose the option of active

Moscow and Tehran are expanding economic cooperation, with Russia planning multi-billion dollar investments in Iran's energy sector. The move comes as major Western firms are pulling out of Iran amid the threat of US sanctions.

Iranian officials have repeatedly accused US of imposing illegal sanctions after pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal
Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "hold [the] US accountable for

Diplomacy is starting to take the lead in the Syrian conflict. In recent weeks important meetings and talks took place which indicated that some sort of a Syria deal is underway. First Russian President Vladimir Putin met with

MMK, one of Russia’s largest steel producers, has stopped deliveries to Iran against the backdrop of new sanctions Washington has promised to impose on Tehran.
The announcement was made by Andrey Eremin, the company’s director for economics, in an

The re-imposed US sanctions are unlikely to make Iran change its policy in the Middle East, a Russian expert told TASS on Monday.
"The sanctions that have come into effect from today may only reinforce Iran in its

August 12th, 2018 could well become a historic day for the Caspian Sea region, with states aiming to end a long-running legal disagreement involving the areas natural resources. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in the region, Azerbaijan,

The leaders of the five Caspian Sea countries are meeting in the Kazakh port city of Aqtau to sign a convention in an effort to resolve major differences over the resource-rich body's legal status.
The proposed deal

Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region.
In particular,

Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest enclosed body of water and a region that has been the subject of dispute since the breakup of the Soviet

The government's ability index (government weight index - GW index) of the Russian Federation (2)
International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – The analysis of the dependent variables that make up the government's ability index

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in a detailed interview with The Young Journalists Club
Parliament should make the final decision on "Caspian Sea Convention" /

Azerbaijan presented data on its daily oil production in August 2018 to the OPEC Joint Technical Committee as part of the Vienna Agreement, the Azerbaijani Energy Ministry told Trend on Sept. 10.
Daily oil production stood at 774,000 barrels

The Trump administration's sanctions policy has brought Russia and Iran closer together in the field of energy cooperation, Iranian Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid-Reza Araghi told Sputnik. Given the growing demand for environmentally friendly fuel, Russian-Iranian gas

Russia's Gazprom next year will resume imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan that it stopped three years ago, the energy giant's chief executive has said.
In an interview with Turkmenistan's state television channel during a visit to Ashgabat

On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak discussed potential further regulations in oil production under the deal reached between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers, a report said.

Iran and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on issuing permits for truckers commuting between the two countries to boost mutual cooperation in road transportation sector.
The deal was signed during a meeting by a high-ranking delegation from Iran Road

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with The Iran-newspaper: we criticize the issue of minus 28.0 (-28.0) in determining the Base Line in Caspian Sea

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said her country is determined to strengthen cooperation with Iran.
Zakharova said cooperation with Iran is valuable to Russia and that Moscow has declared its opposition to unilateral sanctions against

Turkmenistan is preparing for next year’s sixth Caspian summit and the first Caspian Economic Forum.
The secretive state’s organising committee is addressing how to tackle the tricky issues surrounding dividing up the Caspian basin’s resources among the five littoral

Iran says OPEC players frustrated with Saudis, Russia
Iran says Qatar’s decision to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows the frustration of small producers at the dominant role of a Saudi and Russia-led panel

Russia and the European Union continue to maintain extensive contacts concerning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said during a video link between Moscow

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey would continue to be in close cooperation with Iran and Russia on regional developments, especially the Syria conflict as Ankara is reportedly preparing to launch a military incursion against US-backed Kurdish

The United States may attempt to impose additional restrictions on Iran through the United Nations Security Council, but there are no grounds for it, says Russia’s ambassador to the world body, Vassily Nebenzia.
“We do not exclude the

A plan for Iranian airlines to buy Russian-built passenger jets appears to have collapsed as a result of U.S. sanctions, marking a further set-back for the country's beleaguered aviation sector.
Iranian airlines have been struggling to find ways

Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) is compiling a national comprehensive plan to protect the seals living in the Caspian Sea.
According to the news website of Department of Environment of the Islamic

Russian industrial giant seals deal with Iran
Russia’s Technopromexport has become the country’s first enterprise to win a major
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About IIKSS

international institute of khazar(caspian) sea studies(IIKSS), is an iranian NGO that founded by some researcher. this institution works on various field about caspian sea, such as legal, political, environmental, economic and historical context.